KwiKom Communications is growing. The Iola-based company announced in a news release this week it has acquired Midwestern Litho, Inc., which does business as Twin Mounds Internet in Fredonia, serving wireless, fiber-optic and cable customers…

Heading into Tuesday’s triangular with Santa Fe Trail and Anderson County, the Iola volleyball team was riding high as winners of three of their last four matches, fresh off of consecutive sweeps. The Fillies did…

High School and Middle School Cross Country: Iola Mustangs, Fillies and Ponies A mixture of Iola middle school and high school junior varsity runners competed at Eureka on Tuesday. The 8th-grade boys, led by Kaster…

Ask about his bike shop’s name, and Ben Alexander offers up a history lesson. Kansas, the state, was named after the Kansas River, which derived its name from the Kanza Indian tribe. Kanza translates to “people…

Allen County commissioners gave their blessings for Loren and Regena Lance to increase their footprint in Mildred. The Lances own the Mildred Store, which they improved and made as a monthly destination for music and…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A political novice who rode his profile as an outsider-adventurer to the Republican nomination in a competitive Kansas congressional district is facing scrutiny about some of the biographical details he shares…

With a little more than a month before the Nov. 6 elections, now is a good time to plan how you’ll vote. Maybe you’re a traditionalist, someone who likes to wade into the polling booth…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Kander, citing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, is dropping out of the Kansas City mayor’s race. Kander posted a message on his campaign website and Facebook page saying that in…

This is what we know about healthcare: It’s making us sick — at least figuratively. News that Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott will be shuttered at year’s end is sending shockwaves through neighboring communities. Is…

Greg Orman is not going to be Kansas’ next governor, but he probably will determine who is. His presence on the November ballot as an independent candidate, the closeness of the contest between Democrat Laura…